RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings plc
RYAAY trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over RYAAY overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
RYAAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
RYAAY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
RYAAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.8x | $50.83 | -12% |
| Current | 7.7x | $57.88 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $109 | +88% |
| Expensive | 23x | $168 | +191% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RYAAY's PE is 7.7x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over RYAAY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RYAAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RYAAY's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over RYAAY on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
RYAAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $7.48 | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.75 | +226% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.95 | +219% |
| Q3 2023 | $4.62 | +128% |
| Q2 2023 | $3.40 | +819% |
| Q1 2023 | $2.47 | +$2.99 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.62 | +$3.45 |
| Q3 2022 | $2.03 | +$3.30 |
RYAAY's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $7.48 over the past year, up 23% from the year before, and higher year over year for 16 quarters in a row.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.35 over the past year, up 102% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2021.
RYAAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.9B | +1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.6B | +8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.1B | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.8B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | 0% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.6B | +2.8% |
RYAAY's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $4.9B last quarter, up 1.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -20% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -21% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1% | 0 points |
| Q3 2024 | 33% | -2.1 points |
RYAAY's operating margin was 13% last quarter, down 7.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over RYAAY on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over RYAAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RYAAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $809.5M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +$2B |
| Q4 2025 | -$436.1M | -$114.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$188.4M | +$181.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $928M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | -$321.8M | -120% |
| Q4 2024 | -$321.8M | +$459.5M |
| Q3 2024 | -$370M | -$222.6M |
RYAAY's free cash flow has turned positive after three years mostly in the red: $1.9B over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over RYAAY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RYAAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +3.1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -10.3M shares |
| 3 years | +23% | +96.5M shares |
| 5 years | -6.2% | -34.7M shares |
| Available history | -6.5% | -36.4M shares |
RYAAY has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $170.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $193.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $175.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $159.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $65.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $286.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $286.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $673M |
RYAAY spent $699M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 47% from the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
RYAAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
RYAAY has the edge over VRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has more cash than debt.
RYAAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.7 | Neutral |
RYAAY's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
RYAAY PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RYAAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.7x | 24x | 68% below |
| PE % | 24 | 58 | 34 pts below |
RYAAY has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RYAAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.1 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $57.1 | 1.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $61.1 | 5.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $57.5 | 0.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $51.2 | 13% above |
RYAAY has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
RYAAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.8 | $43.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $43.2 | $41.9 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | $41.9 | $30.6 | -27% |
| 2023 | $30.6 | $53.3 | +74% |
| 2024 | $53.3 | $44.1 | -17% |
| 2025 | $44.1 | $73.7 | +67% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.7 | $57.9 | -21% |
RYAAY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over RYAAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.